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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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William H. Caldwell (dec’d) was born in Henry County, Tenn., on the 16th of December, 1826. He was one of four children, and is of German descent. At the age of twenty-five years he began merchandising near his present home, in this county, and in 1870 he began farming, becoming the owner of 392 acres of land about six miles from Union City. He also has four other tracts of land, aggregating 500 acres. From one of his farms he cut a poplar tree in 1879, and from four different forks cut seventeen 12 and 14 feet logs, averaging twenty-five inches in diameter. April 24, 1861, he married Jane Park, of Giles County, and by her became the father of the following children: Albert, James, Mary, William, John and Charles. His parents, James and Mary (Bushart) Caldwell, were born, respectively, in Adair County, Ky., and Cabarrus County, N. C. They came to Henry County, Tenn., in 1824, and were soon after married. They became residents of Obion County in 1832, locating three miles west of Union City. Mr. Caldwell has served as magistrate of the county for fifteen years and as chairman of the county court several years. He died April 14, 1872, and the mother July 11, 1881.

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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed.  The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee

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